Afroasiatic etymology : Query result

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biʔVy-

Meaning: snake

Egyptian: byꜣ 'holy serpent' (gr)

Central Chadic: *biʔVy- 'python'

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biʕar-

Meaning: burn

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bVʕVr- 'burn' (tr. and intr.)

Western Chadic: *biHar- 'heat'

Central Chadic: *ḅVr- < *bVHVr- 'hot' 1, 'warm ' (tr.) 2, warm' adj. 3

East Chadic: *bVHVr- 'warm up'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *bVr- 'be hot' 1,'flame' (v.) 2

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biʕ(-Vr)- (?)

Meaning: bull

Semitic: *bVʕVr- 'cattle; camels'

Berber: *barar- 'she-camel' (?)

Egyptian: ʕb Pyr 'horn' - cf.

Saho-Afar: *baʕer- 'bull' (<Sem?)

Dahalo (Sanye): *biʕ- 'buffalo'

Mogogodo (Yaaku): *piʔ- (<*biʕ- ?) 'buffalo'

Omotic: *buʔ- 'bull'

Notes: Cf. Dolg ND 225a.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biĉ- (?)

Meaning: spit

Egyptian: bšy (pyr)

Western Chadic: *biĉ- 'spit'

East Chadic: *bVĉ- 'spit'

Dahalo (Sanye): ḅut_̣uʕ 'spit' (?)

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bic̣Vḳ- (?)

Meaning: expectorate

Semitic: *bVṣ/s/zVḳ- 'expectorate, spit'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *bic̣Vḳ- 'expectorate' 1, 'saliva' 2

Notes: Insufficient data, though the affinity is striking. Hardly a Semitism in Agaw.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bid- (?)

Meaning: monkey

Berber: *bidd-Vw- 'monkey'

Western Chadic: *bid- 'monkey'

Central Chadic: *biḍ- 'monkey'

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bihal-

Meaning: emphatic speech

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bVhVl- 'curse, pray, implore, speak, say'

Western Chadic: *biHal- 'anger' 1, '`vicious, angry, cruel' 2, insult' 3

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biHVd-

Meaning: go, jump, run

Central Chadic: *biHVd- 'go'

East Chadic: *bVHVd- 'go out'

Low East Cushitic: *bVHod- 'jump'

Dahalo (Sanye): ḅud_uw- 'run away'

Omotic: *biḍ- 'jump' - Cf.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bi/arr-

Meaning: to fly, jump

Semitic: *(ʔV)bVr- 'fly' 1, 'to soar, to take wings' 2, 'jump high, climb up'

Western Chadic: *bVr-,*ḅVr- (< *ʔVbar-) 'leaping, jumping' (redupl.)

Central Chadic: *ba/ir- 'fly' 1, ' jump' 2

East Chadic: *(m) *bVr- 'fly' v. 1, 'jump' 2, 'hop' 3, 'jump *bVr- 'fly' v. 1, 'jump' 2, 'hop' 3, 'jump while dancing' 4

Beḍauye (Beja): *bir 'jump'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *bir- 'jump' 1,'fly'

Low East Cushitic: *barr- 'to fly'

High East Cushitic: *barar- 'fly' 1, 'jump' 2

Omotic: *bar-an 'to fly'

Notes: Cf. HSED, 219 *bar-: Eg. bhꜣ 'fly' (actually 'fliehen', not 'fliegen' having nothing to do with this root); Musgu, Kwang; Aungi

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bi/ur-

Meaning: fortified place, dwelling

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bīr- 'fortress, palace'

Western Chadic: *bi/ur- 'town' 1, 'place' 2, 'hut' 3

Central Chadic: *bur- 'town' 1, 'house' 2

Low East Cushitic: *bor- 'back (of a house)'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bil(bil)-

Meaning: butterfly

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bilbill- 'winged ant'

Western Chadic: *bilbil- 'butterfly'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *bil- 'butterfly'

Low East Cushitic: *bil(l)- 'worm' 1, 'butterfly' 2

High East Cushitic: *bil(bil)- 'worm' 1, 'butterfly' 2

South Cushitic: *babal- 'butterfly'

Notes: Related to *bal- 'wing, feather'?

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bil(bil)-

Meaning: elephant/rhinoceros/buffalo

Central Chadic: *m-bilil- 'elephant'

East Chadic: *bily- 'buffalo'

Low East Cushitic: *bV̄bil- 'elephant'

High East Cushitic: *bV̄bil- 'rhinoceros'

Notes: Cf. *(ʔV-)bVl- 'camel; equid'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bin-

Meaning: son, brother

Semitic: *bin- 'son'

Western Chadic: *mV-bVn- 'person'

Central Chadic: *bin- 'brother'

East Chadic: Lele bànè 'friend' [WP] ?

Notes: Cf. Eg bnt 'epithet of the Sun-god's son'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bin-

Meaning: building

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Egyptian: bnbn 'stela' (MK)

Western Chadic: *byani(H)- 'upper story' 1, 'hut' 2

Central Chadic: *binVH- 'hut'

East Chadic: *byaHin- 'hut' 1, 'straw hut' 2

Notes: Related to *bVn- 'build'.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *binVg- (?)

Meaning: bird

Egyptian: bng 'kind of bird' (MK)

Western Chadic: *binVg- 'rough-coated fowl'

Central Chadic: *byanVg- 'bird'

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bir-

Meaning: metal

Semitic: *bi/urt- 'metal artifact'

Egyptian: byꜣ (Pyr - NK, Copt) 'metal (ore, copper?)'

Central Chadic: *HV-bir- 'iron'

East Chadic: *bir- 'iron'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *bir- 'metal'

Saho-Afar: *bir-t- 'iron'

Low East Cushitic: *bir- 'metal'

High East Cushitic: *bir(r)- 'silver'

South Cushitic: *bir-t- 'iron'

Omotic: *bir- 'metal'

Notes: Cf. Sum BAR 'iron'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *birk-

Meaning: cow, cattle; calf

Berber: *birkaw 'calf'

Western Chadic: *birVk- 'bull'

East Chadic: *birk- 'bull, cattle'

Notes: Cf. *(ʔa-)bakw(-Vr)- '(young) camel/horse'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *birVg-

Meaning: be high

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Berber: *burg- 'rise, be raised'

Beḍauye (Beja): birga 'high'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *birVh-

Meaning: eat, bite

Semitic: *bVrVh- 'eat'

Berber: Ghadames embǝr 'to bite'

Central Chadic: *bVr- 'give to eat'

East Chadic: *bVHVr- 'eat'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biṭ- (?)

Meaning: speak

Semitic: *bVṭ- 'chat'

Western Chadic: *baṭ-/*bayaṭ- 'speaking, speak'

Central Chadic: *mV-biḍ- 'answer, speak'

Notes: Scarce data.